Wednesday, September 30, 2009

I selected the Associated Press from the News & Politics Channels listing from YouTube, then I typed in a search for libraries. The video entitled Library Book Returned After 145 Years caught my eye. Maybe this could be used to advertise a special event or program.

Monday, September 28, 2009

I went to the Short List and seleted the first place winner under Books-- lulu.com. I found their website to be very clean, logical & easy to navigate. The homepage had tabs at the top to select including a nice demo. Once a tab was selected a sidebar appeared with more choices or a search box was available to type in a specific request. Once an item was selected there was a Preview button that gave even more information about that particular item (similar to our Syndetics page).

Friday, September 25, 2009

I was amazed by the all the templates available through Google Docs. First I created a couple of forms using templates, then I created this document. I tried to create a large header and was unable to, also I was a little frustrated by all the times it saved & I deleted. But I guess overall that this would be a great way to collect information & edit as the example in our 23 Things.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

I commented instead of editing at first, so had to go back & figure that out-- "haste makes waste." I was a little surprised at the lack of structure (such freedom!) I didn't know where or how(format)to put in my information but I think it would be easy to use.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Well I learned that a wiki (means "quick" in Hawaii) is great for a group of people to collaborate their thoughts &/or ideas. One of the wikis I looked at was ALA Wikis #14 Every Child Ready to Read. It appeared to be a great place for librarians place their ideas & suggestions. Another I looked at was the SJCPL (St. Joseph County Public Library System) Subject Guides. I clicked on the Arts & Entertainment & discovered several interesting things. Not only were there links to the library collection, staff favorites & magazines, but also local attractions & events, dance & theatre, clubs, cafes & live music, and music & movies.

I think that a wiki would be helpful for committees in setting up new procedures or policies. One that I know that is currently in the process of being set up is a wiki concerning a possible floating collection for TCCL.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Where do I begin? In one way the whole idea is rather mind boggling. On the other hand it seems a natural progression in today's world. Being a cataloger there is a part of me that screams out against letting an "outsider" have part in cataloging. I cringe to think that someone could sabotage our catalog. (Sureley there are some safeguards that I am not aware of?!) Yet there is only so much that an individual can do & know and allowing others to tag has the possiblity to give better access in not only knowledge but thought patterns.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Delicious is a social bookmarking site which allows you to bookmark a web page and use tags to categorize your bookmarks. It is very easy to explore and assign tags, much like cataloging, to information that you find on the web. My account is here.